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Revista de Investigação & Inovação em Saúde
versão impressa ISSN 2184-1578versão On-line ISSN 2184-3791
Resumo
CORREIA, Inês e MARTINS, Maria Lurdes. Safety use of medication in critical care patients: integrative literature review. RIIS [online]. 2022, vol.5, n.2, pp.111-122. Epub 31-Dez-2022. ISSN 2184-1578. https://doi.org/10.37914/riis.v5i2.205.
Background:
the critically ill patient is particularly vulnerable to medication-related incidents, due to the high complexity of care.
Aims:
analyze the nursing interventions that promote medication safety in critical care patients.
Methodology:
integrative review on four data-bases, PubMed, EBSCO, Scielo and B-On. Nine articles were included.
Results:
medication safety is considered a major quality indicator in healthcare organizations. Implementing a safety culture is important, since it recognizes that highly risk interventions are performed and error is inevitable. The complexity of care in critically ill patients implies a vulnerable condition, where multiple medications are needed, which when associated with stress and poor nurse-patient ratio, can result in medication errors. The healthcare team should be aware of all stages of medication; therefore, communication is essencial in medication safety.
Conclusion:
the nursing team, as key- elements of care delivery in critically ill patients, have an important role in medication safety. Therefore, the process of preventing errors is a considerate challenge, requiring evaluation and monitoring thorough. The nursing team has to guarantee a safe efficient and focused care for the patient and family.
Palavras-chave : nursing; critical care; drug therapy; patient safety.